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mommyin09
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How do you deal with no sleep and a fussy baby?
I am sooo tired! During the week it is just me with DD all day, then DH comes home from work and helps me for like 4 hours and then it is just me with DD all night. DD is good during the day. She is a little fussy at times but nothing major. But at night for the past 2 nights she has been fussing. Last night she fussed from 11pm to 2am. I fed her, changed her multiple times, burped her multiple times, rocked her in the glider, walked around with her.... and nothing seemed to help. I would calm her down and then try to put her down and then she would lay down for like 5 minutes and start crying again. I am on very little sleep since she wakes up every 3 hours at night and I'm trying to pump too. I just had a breakdown last night at around 1:30am (2 1/2 hours into the fussing). I was crying and woke my DH up. I felt bad waking DH b/c he has work today and had to be up at 4am and isn't getting much sleep either, but I couldn't take it anymore. I was exhausted and I just wanted to sleep! I tried a paciifer and it didn't work. Then finally at around 2am I rocked her to sleep and laid her down and she slept till 7am. Why is she fussing like that? I don't know how to make her happy and I am just completely drained. DD is 4 weeks today.
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Posted 9/17/10 10:54 AM  |
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Re: How do you deal with no sleep and a fussy baby?
It'll get better. Believe me! This is the hardest part. Ask DH if he can help in the night a little more. DH and I would take turns. I tried to go to sleep early so DH would do the 11PM bottle then I'd do the 3 - 4AM bottle.
If she's good during the day and naps then you have to as well.
Oh, and lots of coffee helps 
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MrsSpring
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Re: How do you deal with no sleep and a fussy baby?
i got to a breaking point one night and screamed at dh to wake up and get her.
i was lucky though she only woke up like 2 times at night.
is there anyone who can take her for a night so you can get at least one good night sleep?
have you tried swaddling? is she eating enough during the day? is she getting formula or just bm?
def nap when she naps and ask for help. at 2 m dd slept through the nights. brighter dAYS (a sleepier nights ) are ahead!!
Message edited 9/17/2010 11:00:08 AM.
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| Posted 9/17/10 10:59 AM |
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mommyin09
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Re: How do you deal with no sleep and a fussy baby?
Posted by MrsSpring
i got to a breaking point one night and screamed at dh to wake up and get her.
i was lucky though she only woke up like 2 times at night.
is there anyone who can take her for a night so you can get at least one good night sleep?
have you tried swaddling? is she eating enough during the day? is she getting formula or just bm?
def nap when she naps and ask for help. at 2 m dd slept through the nights. brighter dAYS (a sleepier nights ) are ahead!!
Tonight DH said I have the night off and can sleep and he will take her all night. He see how drained I am. And tomorrow my parents are taking her for the day. I feel like I just need a break.
I swaddle her sometimes. I swaddled her last night but that didn't help. She did eat a lot yesterday. She is eating both BM and formula. Last night she got mostly BM with like 3 oz of formula. I've tried giving her formula at night but it doesn't seem to make her sleep any better or longer.
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| Posted 9/17/10 11:12 AM |
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Linda1003
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Re: How do you deal with no sleep and a fussy baby?
quick tip..if you have a guest room.. sleep there tonight....you will inevitably wake when DH gets the baby tonight..so go somewhere that you can sleep alllllll night with no interruptions!!
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| Posted 9/17/10 11:15 AM |
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mommyin09
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Re: How do you deal with no sleep and a fussy baby?
Posted by EricaAlt
It'll get better. Believe me! This is the hardest part. Ask DH if he can help in the night a little more. DH and I would take turns. I tried to go to sleep early so DH would do the 11PM bottle then I'd do the 3 - 4AM bottle.
If she's good during the day and naps then you have to as well.
Oh, and lots of coffee helps
Wednesday night I did this. When DH came home from work I slept from 730 till 930. It helped a lot. But DD was good that night and really didn't fuss. She ate and went back to sleep. Then THursday night I tried to nap at the same time and I just couldn't fall asleep. And then last night DH got home from work late at 9pm so I didn't get any break at all. My sis was suppose to come over last night so I would have had help but didn't come b/c of the roads due to the storm.
I can't wait to get a good night sleep tonight!
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| Posted 9/17/10 11:16 AM |
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JoJo2010
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Re: How do you deal with no sleep and a fussy baby?
Trust me! I know how you feel and DS is almost 6 months! All i can give you is
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| Posted 9/17/10 11:21 AM |
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MikesWife
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Re: How do you deal with no sleep and a fussy baby?
Sleep deprivation S U C K S!!! Just take comfort in knowing it won't last forever.
Sleep when she sleeps during the day.
I also would go to bed at 8pm. DH would take the next bottle - usually between 10-11 and then I got the middle of the night bottles. It helped because at least it would be 5-6 straight hours of sleep.
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| Posted 9/17/10 11:49 AM |
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